Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Slow Cooker Queso Chicken Dip
Warm queso with chicken and beans gives you plenty of savory goodness in a spoonful. Jalapeno and taco seasoning keep the melted cheddar lively, with tomatoes tucked through the dip.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 60 min
- Total
- 75 min
- Original yield
- Serves 8
- Ingredients
- 8 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken · Beans & lentils
- Cooking method
- Slow cooker
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: over 60 minutes
A few quick notes
1. Cut the cheese into chunks
Dice the cheese blocks into large chunks before putting them into the slow cooker with the other ingredients.
2. Everything starts together
Add the prepared chicken, vegetables, beans and seasonings with the cheese before the high-setting cooking stage.
3. Stir occasionally as cheese melts
Give the dip occasional stirs during cooking so you can bring the melting cheese and other ingredients together.
Get to know the ingredients
Cooked shredded chicken
Use chicken that's already cooked and shredded before it joins the cheese and other dip ingredients.
Drained black beans
Drain and rinse the black beans before adding them to the slow cooker with the tomatoes and chicken.
Cream cheese or sour cream
The ingredient entry allows cream cheese or sour cream for the creamy addition in the mixed dip.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 8. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Look for melted, bubbly cheese
Finish cooking on high once the cheese is melted and bubbly, stirring the dip together before enjoying it warm.
A little more help as you go
Olives are optional
Include the listed olives if you enjoy them in the queso, or leave them out as the ingredient note allows.
Minced jalapeno
Mince the jalapeno before adding it with everything else, so its pieces are mixed through the dip.
A few questions you might have
Can I use canned tomatoes?
Fresh or canned diced tomatoes are both listed for adding to the cooker with the cheese and remaining ingredients.
Does the chicken cook from raw in the dip?
Use shredded cooked chicken; the slow-cooker stage melts the cheese around the already-prepared chicken and other additions.
When does the taco seasoning go in?
Add it with all the other ingredients at the beginning rather than holding it for the finish.
Is the cooker set to low or high?
The directions specify high for the cooking stage, with occasional stirring until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Should the cheddar be finely grated?
The directions cut the cheese blocks into large chunks before adding them to the slow cooker.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: gimmedelicious.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.